Sunday, May 6, 2012

Sometimes Things Work Out Just Right...

I've been there and I've seen with those eyesGreen with envy, dark with angerOr just plain blueAnd I know the last thing you really want to hearIs just what I'm about to tell youBut you have to hear the truthI know it's stylish to be cynical these daysSo there's only one thing left to doBelieveSometimes traffic lights are green,Sometimes people keep their wordIn spite of everything you've heard, it's true thatSometimes nice guys finish first,Sometimes true love really lastsSometimes all the world can changeIf only you believeStill you say the phone rings every time you want to take a bathOr take a nap, or you just need peaceBut tell me this, did you really want to beSo all alone as you are now?Don't you need a friend who knowsIt's in the way you see the glassOnce you know that it's half full, it overflowsEvery time that youBelieveSometimes Christmases are white,Sometimes wedding days are clearSometimes rain falls right on timeTo wash away your tearsSometimes cornfields touch the sky,Sometimes sunsets make you crySometimes you see what Jesus seesWhen you look in the mirrorAnd love isn't something that is just for everyone elseIt's for youBelieve what I say is trueIn spite of all the ways you feel right nowYou've got to find out some way somehow toBelieveSometimes the good live long,Sometimes kindness reaches farSometimes you hear your favorite songRight when you get in the carYou don't have to move the skyBut you can chase the clouds awayYou don't have to change the world,But you might do it anywayBelieveBelieve sometimes nice guys finish firstYou don't have to change the world,But you might do it anyway

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You know, I've pointed out before how beautiful our world is - even though many people only notice the bad things...

And a lot of times things don't work out the way we planned them to...

But sometimes... sometimes they do.

And sometimes they do and we don't notice them.

So notice them more. And be grateful for them.

Even the little things. The little tender mercies - the things that work out just right.